Farm-gate



S. SHREFFLER, Jr.

Farm-Gate.

No. 223,456. Patn'ted Jan. 13,1880.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL SHREFFLER, JR, OF MORRIS, ILLINOIS.

FARM-GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 223,456, dated January13, 1880.

Application filed J one 12, 1879.

v To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, SAMUEL SHREFFLER, Jr.,of Morris, in Grundy county, and State of Illinois, have inventedcertain Improvements in Farm-Grates, the construction and operation ofwhich I will proceed to explaimreference being bad to the annexeddrawings, in which-- Figures 1 and 2 are side elevations, and Fig. 3 aperspective view of a socket for receiving a post.

The nature of my irwention consists in an improvement of the swivel uponwhich the gate rolls and swings, by means of which the outer end of thegate may be elevated to carry it over snow-drifts, and for the purposeof ad mitting the passage under it of small animals when desired withoutopening the gate.

This invention is an improvement of the gate patented heretofore to thisapplicant August 13, 1878.

In the drawin gs, A represents the gate proper, which rolls back andforth on the grooved rollers n.

The spider .90 supports the swivel carrying the rollers n, which swivelis in two portions, a and i, hinged together at 0.

The rod 0 is used to hold the outer end of the part a of theswivel fromdropping down, and to adjust its outer end up or down, as may bedesired, so as to preserve the level of the gate should the posts Bsag,which may be done by turning the nut r.

Fig. 1 shows the gate on a level. Fig. 2

shows how the joint 0 permits the outer end of the gate to be elevatedto permit small stock to pass under it or to raise it over snow-driftsor obstructions, which could not be accom-. plished without the hinge 0in the swivel.

The whole swivel rests on the spider m, which is bolted to and unitesthe two posts B B in a diagonal direction from each other, so that thegate may slide back between them and turn half-way around.

The whole gate and its posts rest on a plank, L, at the bottom, whichplank or bed has crossbars attached crosswise to its under side, andproject so the earth will rest on them to hold the whole firm in theearth. By this arrangement, should the outer end of the gate sag it canbe leveled up by means of the joint 0 and nut r, as set forth, and incase of necessity be lifted over any obstruction. 1

The lower ends of the posts B are provided with hollow metal feet orsockets 2, into which they are driven securely and the feet 2 boltedfirmly to the bed L, makinga very firm fastening at the bottom andthoroughly preventing any sag to the posts.

By this arrangement no post-holes need be dug, and should the gate sagat all at the outer end it can be leveled up by means of the joint 0 andout 1", as set forth, and in case of necessity be lifted over anyobstruction.

Having thus described my invention, what 1 claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is as follows, to wit:

The jointed swivel a 1?, bearing the rollers n, and provided with thebolt 0 and nut 1", for the purpose of operating and elevating andlowering the outer end of the gate A, in the manner and for the. purposeset forth.

SAMUEL SHBEFFLER, JR.

Witnesses THos. H. HU'IGHINS, WM. J. HUTGHINS.

